Trump documents probe: US appeals special master ruling

The Justice Department said Thursday that it was appealing a judge's decision granting the appointment of an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Florida home.

Support of false election claims runs deep in 2022 GOP field

Nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the results of the 2020 presidential race, according to an Associated Press review.

Leaked Oath Keepers list includes law enforcement officers, military members

The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism found over 38,000 names on the Oath Keepers membership list and discovered hundreds of them work in law enforcement including as police chiefs and sheriffs.

After school shootings, are states making classrooms safer?

Here is what several states have done to implement school safety in the wake of the Uvalde elementary school massacre.

Oakland County approves $45K gun buyback program

Several police departments from Ferndale to Auburn Hills expressed interest in hosting a buyback program. The first events are expected in October.

Biden warns 'equality and democracy are under assault,' urges people to vote

Holding little back, President Joe Biden is sounding an alarm about what he views as extremist threats to the nation’s democracy from what he views as the evil force of Trumpism.

Abortion rights group asks Supreme Court to approve petition after board's rejection

After the Michigan Board of Canvassers deadlocked on the vote about whether to put the legalization of abortion on the November ballot, supporters are asking the Michigan Supreme Court to approve the question.

Rejection of Michigan abortion petition sparks debate over canvassing board's duties

A rejection by a canvassing board is likely to be appealed, which means the decision if abortion should be on the ballot will come down to the state Supreme Court.

Dana Nessel says she won't debate Matt DePerno in Michigan attorney general race

Debating the Republican nominee would likely require Nessel to comment on a probe her office oversaw into alleged mishandling of voter tabulators by DePerno, the AG said.

Democrat Mary Peltola wins Alaska House special election

Democrat Mary Peltola has won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin.

Abortion on the ballot: Michigan election board rejects vote on petition that would legalize abortion

The issue is already a defining feature of the midterm election. But on Wednesday, two Democrats and two Republicans will consider if the petition should be placed on the November ballot.

'Fund the police': Biden outlines crime plan, pushes assault weapons ban

Democrats and Republicans worked together in a rare effort to pass gun safety legislation earlier this year after massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.

Biden to deliver prime-time speech Thursday on 'battle' for democracy

President Joe Biden will deliver a prime-time address "on the continued battle for the soul of the nation" Thursday outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the White House announced Monday.